Ball Pen (film)
Ball Pen is a 2012 Indian Kannada film directed by Shashikanth. The film produced by Srinagar Kitty and Bhavana Belagere is a children's film which portrays the adventurous spirit, emotions in children and also focuses on child abuse.
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Directed by | Shashikanth |
Produced by | Bhavana Belagere Srinagar Kitty |
Written by | K.C. Manjunath |
Screenplay by | Shashikanth |
Starring | Suchendra Prasad Master Skanda Master Shalom Raj Master Samarth Miss chetana |
Music by | Manikanth Kadri |
Cinematography | C.J. Rajkumar |
Edited by | Shree (Crazy Minds) |
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Country | India |
Language | Kannada |
Cast
- Suchendra Prasad
- Master Skanda
- Master Shalom Raj
- Master Samarth
- Miss chetana
- Srinagar Kitty ... Cameo
Critical response
Upon its theatrical release on 26 October 2012, Ball Pen received generally positive reviews from film critics. IBN Live gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 praising the performances of the children in the film. The role of the technical departments was appreciated too.[1] Supergoodmovies, which gave the film a rating of 3.5/6 commented "Ball Pen of course having an interesting tale that touches upon various facets. The interesting part is the innocent children minds working in right perspective." The role of the technical departments were also praised.[2] Rajendra Chintamani of Oneindia.in gave the film 3/5 rating and wrote, "The movie has a heart-touching tale, melodious tracks and eye-opening subject for the grown-ups" and concluded writing, "Though the movie, at places, has boring moments, the overall product makes you to ignore the flaws."[3]
Soundtrack
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Released | 1 April 2012 | |||
Genre | Feature Film soundtrack | |||
Language | Kannada | |||
Label | Bhavana Audio | |||
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The music of the film was composed by Manikanth Kadri. The first song of the film, Saavira Kiranava Chelli sung by Aditya Rao, was released on YouTube received a good response.[4]
Tracklist
# | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1 | "Saavira Kiranava Chelli" | Aditya Rao | 2:26 |
2 | "Idu Yaara Bhuvi" | Bhoomika | 3:35 |
3 | "Baleya Thotada Pakkada Kadali" | Samarth | 4:15 |
4 | "Tiliyo Manava" | Aditya Rao | 1:52 |
References
- "Ball Pen review: It's a Kannada innocent film with a strong message". ibnlive.com. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- "Review: Ball Pen". supergoodmovies.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- "Review: Ball Pen". oneindia.com. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- "Audio of Ball Pen released". supergoodmovies.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.